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This statement was made at the World Health Assembly by the International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation (IPSF) on behalf of all Fight the Fakes partners. Meeting: Sixty-ninth World Health Assembly (A69/1) Agenda Item: 16.3 Substandard/spurious/falsely-labelled/falsified/counterfeit medical products Speaker: Ana Duarte, IPSF Statement: Honorable Chair, Distinguished Delegates, Today, IPSF speaks on behalf of all members of the Fight the Fakes campaign. Together, we represent pharmacists, doctors and nurses, research institutes, medicine manufacturers, nonprofits, mobile health services, wholesalers, Read more…

This article was originally published in IP Watch. Brief: Europe Medicines Group Joins Initiative To Fight Fake Medicines 27/05/2016 BY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY WATCH Medicines for Europe, representing the generic, biosimilar, and medicines in Europe, announced today during a side event at the World Health Assembly, that it joined the Global Campaign to Fight Fake Medicines. Medicines for Europe said in a release that it “acknowledges the magnitude of the problem related to the existence and spread Read more…

We are proud to announce Medicines for Europe (formerly European Generics Association) as a Partner of the Fight the Fakes campaign! Medicines for Europe represents the generic, biosimilar and value added medicines industries across Europe. Its vision is to provide sustainable access to high quality medicines, based on 5 important pillars: patients, quality, value, sustainability and partnership. By joining Fight the Fakes, Medicines for Europe acknowledges the magnitude of the problem related to the existence of fake medicines and stands Read more…

Fight the Fakes is pleased to announce an event at the 69th World Health Assembly (23-28 May 2016). The event, co-organized by the International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation (IPSF) and the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA), will take place on Friday 27, May in the Geneva headquarters of the United Nations, the Palais des Nations. Invited speakers will address the importance of awareness raising to empower people in the fight against fake medicines.

This week Fight the Fakes partner the University College London School of Pharmacy was at University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy and Harvard University, speaking with students, faculty and campus visitors about the dangers of fake medicines.

This week Fight the Fakes is at the Geneva Health Forum (19-21 April), sharing information and resources about fake medicines with global health experts and students from university hospitals, public and private sectors, international organisations and NGOs. For three days, Fight the Fakes hosts a booth with display materials, quizzes about fake medicines, and the opportunity to take a selfie with  “good medicines” and “bad medicines”. To mark the occasion, Fight the Fakes launches three new stories from student Read more…